Would you want anyone and everyone to be able to see your entire medical history? One doctor posted his entire medical history online, and he wants others to do the same.
Tag Archives: health data
How nine out of ten healthcare pages leak private data
A recent study has shown that nine out of ten visits to health-related web pages result in data being leaked to third parties like Google, Facebook and Experian. That’s not new, so why do we care now? And how does it happen in the first place?
Apple Watch wobbles? Advanced health tracking features dropped for launch
The rumor mill is shifting into high gear ahead of the expected April 2015 launch of the Apple Watch, and leaked details imply some setbacks – according to recent reports, Apple has dropped groundbreaking health-tracking features.
How the Obamacare website healthcare.gov leaks private data
HealthCare.gov, the US insurance exchange website that is a central component of Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act), is sending personal information on users to third parties including Facebook, Google, and web analytics companies.
Wearable technology to be looked at for handling e-health data in the mainstream
With the right security and data privacy, researchers hope doctors could remotely monitor patients’ health, thereby throttling soaring medical costs. 
Apple questioned on Watch privacy by state attorney general
Apple calls the gadget its “most personal device ever”. Attorney General George Jepsen would like to know how Apple’s planning to protect all that data, which will include things as intimate as our heartbeats. 